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microsoft train simulator
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 1, 2007 3:46 AM

I have this game but was wondering if their were certain missions you can do or addons. only thing i found was this

 

http://raildriver.com/

 

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Posted by Eriediamond on Sunday, July 1, 2007 7:23 AM
Zeke, there are "missions" within the game. I have down loaded a couple of locomotives and a caboose. I thought I had the site written down, I'll have to search for it. In the mean time here are a couple of sites for you to look at. www.fullbucket.com and www.train-sim.com Ken
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 1, 2007 8:52 AM
i heard of the downloads but not sure how to do it?
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 1, 2007 9:25 AM

Zeke- Train simulator is awesome! Check out these websites!! Some of them you have to download and put into the games "right" folder. Others you can look for on the internet and buy, or buy right from them.

http://www.mapleleaftracks.com/index1.html

http://www.railserve.com/Computers/MSTS/

This one might be your favorite...Being out west!!!!!!!

http://www.3dtrainstuff.com/

 

 

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Posted by DMUinCT on Sunday, July 1, 2007 9:32 AM

The MS "Train Simulator" is real time training type program.  Try the BNSF "Marias Pass", too few locomotives or too much load you will stall out on the grade.  Can you control the train down grade?  Standing in the yard, release the brakes without advancing the throttle, a few minutes later the train will start to drift backwards. 

It works well with a fast Computer with lots of Ram in order to enjoy the realistic graphics.  The level of graphics can be set in the program.  I have a "RailDriver", it works great, gives you the feel of a modern diesel cab control desk.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 1, 2007 9:41 AM
 DMUinCT wrote:

  I have a "RailDriver", it works great, gives you the feel of a modern diesel cab control desk.

I am jealous. I really Like the way it looks i bet its real fun to use too.

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Posted by chuck on Sunday, July 1, 2007 12:26 PM
There are a lot of user supplied add on scenario's including some for the New York subway. The add on's do require some work/skill to install properly, require high speed internet to accomodate downloads of these large files, and the amount of space occupied on your hard drive can be significant. When you consider the work involved with preparing these add ons, I am amazed at how many are free. These are of a much better quality than a lot of the commercial stuff that gets peddled around (and I don't mean commercial Train Simulator add ons either).

I have a copy but uninstalled it because of space issues and I didn't find the "game" that intersting. It did provide a better understanding of the issues of operating a train but I prefer Harpoon or US Navy Fighters for "playing" on the computer.
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Posted by Pennvalley on Sunday, July 1, 2007 4:59 PM

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Posted by CSXect on Sunday, July 1, 2007 5:39 PM
I have both MSTS and TRAINZ software.   They both have add ons out there as well as a prtogram called paintshed that lets you custom paint rolling stock.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 1, 2007 6:46 PM
Check out www.train-sim.com .
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Posted by EIS2 on Sunday, July 1, 2007 7:06 PM

Does Microsoft Train Simulator work with Windows Vista?

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Posted by USNRol on Sunday, July 1, 2007 7:14 PM
I Know...Sign - Off Topic!! [#offtopic] But this was in Zeke's link at the front and I thought it was COOL!! 

  

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 1, 2007 7:47 PM
 EIS2 wrote:

Does Microsoft Train Simulator work with Windows Vista?

Earl

Yes it does!! I just got a new computer a couple months ago. It works Awesome with my $200.00 game card!!Wink [;)]Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 1, 2007 9:53 PM
 USNRol wrote:
I Know...Sign - Off Topic!! [#offtopic] But this was in Zeke's link at the front and I thought it was COOL!! 

  

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roland i thought it was really cool to, i may buy one for my truck! Its unique

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